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Welcome to our website! We are a social & active group for vegetarians & vegans(and those aspiring to be) in Redditch and the surrounding area. Group activities vary enormously, and include our monthly meetings/socials which are open to all; regular meals out in the local area; and promoting the many benefits of the veggie/vegan lifestyles by holding information stalls at a variety of local events, mass leafletting and we stage food fairs which attract hundreds of people! 

We produce a regular newsletter which is available online, or you can subscribe for monthly mailouts. Also on this website, you`ll find details of veggie-friendly restaurants and local shops that cater well for us. You`ll also find interesting veggie news items and full details of our forthcoming events. Why not join our forum where you can get to know veggies and vegans across Redditch.

National groups we are associated with


RVV promotes ways of living free from animal products - for the benefit of people, animals and the environment. We are affiliated to The Vegetarian Society and we are local group contacts for both The Vegan Society and Viva! 


RAG logo 2 RVV is a member of the Redditch Alliance of Greens (RAG). The alliance comprises local environmental, ethical and social justice groups, all working towards a more sustainable town and planet.

News

An Evening with Pat Reeves

Pat Reeves
At our meeting on Wed 4 June, we welcomed the nutritional therapist and world champion powerlifter, Pat Reeves. We listened to a fascinating talk about the power of living foods, how they can aid our health and may even save our life!

Films Screened at April Meeting

At our meeting on Wed 2 April, we screened 3 films on assorted issues. Firstly, we showed a film titled Safer Medicines produced by Europeans for Medical Progress which focused on the many state-of-the-art methods of testing new medicines that don`t involve animals. Secondly, there was a short film about last year`s green fair in Redditch. Finally, we showed a very moving film about the work of the Animals Asia Foundation, rescuing Moon Bears from bile farmers in China. 

Stock-Free Organic Growing for a Sustainable Future

Stock-Free Organic logo
On Wednesday 5 March we hosted a talk and presentation about growing crops and gardening without the use of chemicals or animal products. It`s a myth that organic growing requires the use of animal manure to fertilise the soil. We learnt how Stock-Free Organic growing is better for human health, animals and the environment. Read more on the Vegan Organic Network website. 

Pancake Flippin` Fun in February!

Pancake Cookery Demo
Our monthly meeting in February took the form of a dairy-free pancake cookery demonstration and workshop. Lots of us had a go at making dairy-free pancakes and we all sampled the mouth-watering results - it was great fun!! Click here to see a gallery of photos from the event.

  • Kingfisher Shopping Centre Helps RVV Stay Dry!!
    RVV members staged the annual Redditch street collection for Animal Aid on Sat 30th June. Not only did we collect inside the Kingfisher Centre, we also held an information stall inside.
  • Massive Turnout for Indian Cookery Demo/Workshop Indian Cookery Demo / Workshop
    Our August get together attracted by far the most people ever seen at our meetings. Hardly surprising since it was an Indian Cookery Demonstration and Workshop! Anita Sharma-James of The Spice Trade showed us how to make vegetable pakoras, then everyone had a go themselves and spent all evening sampling the delicious results!

    Click here for a full report and see our gallery of photos from the evening.
  • Free Food Fever at Fresher Fairs! Fresher Fair vegan sign
    RVV held stalls at NEW College Fresher Fairs in Redditch and Bromsgrove last week. Our free vegan food samples were ever popular with the students as they crowded round and emptied our plates faster than we could fill `em up again!!!! See our gallery of photos 
  • RVV Review of 2007 2007 review logo
    Despite being a fairly small group, we have managed to stage(or take part in) approx 50 events of one kind or another during 2007 - everything from socials, group meals & speaker meetings to food sample stalls, leafletting and big environmental marches! Our activities have made many 1,000`s of people more aware of the benefits of vegetarian/veganism and we have no doubt that many people have changed their diet as a result.

    We have put together a Review of 2007 which is basically a summary of everything we`ve been doing in the last 12 months. Click the link above to read the review. If you would like to help us make 2008 even more successful, please come along to one of our meetings or     contact us.

    We wish you all a Happy & Healthy New Year!!
  • Indian Group Meal Enjoyed by All Redolence Spice group meal 3
    On Wednesday 23 January, 9 members of Redditch Vegetarians & Vegans enjoyed our first group meal out of 2008. The recently opened Redolence Spice was the venue, an Indian restaurant in Redditch town centre. For a very reasonable price, we tucked into a delicious 3 course meal and we look forward to returning for more of the same later this year. See more photos here.